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David Ackles

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Five & Dime (1973)	American Gothic (1972)	Subway To The Country (1970)
David Ackles (1968)

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Rock Island, Illinois, USA

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1937

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1937 to 1999

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	Track	Last.FM Listens	Youtube views	Loves
	American Gothic	8,202		3 users
	Another Friday Night	6,593		3 users
	Ballad of the Ship of State	5,864		3 users
	Love's Enough	10,600		3 users
	One Night Stand	5,847		3 users

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David Thomas Ackles (February 27, 1937 – March 2, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter and child actor. He recorded four albums between 1968 and 1973.

Describing Ackles's style in 2003, critic Colin McElligatt wrote, "An unlikely clash of anachronistic show business and modern-day lyricism...deeply informs his recorded output. Alternately calling to mind Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin, Robbie Robertson, Tim Hardin, and Scott Walker, Ackles forged an utterly unique sound out of stray parts that comprise a whole that is as uncompromising as it is unrivaled."

Although he never gained wide commercial success, he influenced other artists, especially British singer-songwriters such as Elvis Costello, Elton John and Phil Collins, all of whom are self-declared fans of Ackles. After Ackles's death Costello said, "It's a mystery to me why his wonderful songs are not better known.


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